Students from the Brock Roots African Caribbean Society will highlight cultural tradition this weekend through performing arts.

CultureWave will take over Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines on Saturday, March 11, showcasing student talent and national pride through singing, dancing and modelling.

The night will feature a Caribbean adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

“Events like this are meant to showcase who we are,” said Summer Sayles, the club’s vice-president and a third-year Sociology student.

“As a person of Caribbean descent, I don’t believe there’s enough representation of our culture and I think it’s up to us to really put ourselves in the spotlight,” she said.

Brock Roots ACS is one of the longest standing student clubs on campus, having been ratified by the students’ union more than a decade ago.

Every year, Roots ACS celebrates the diversity of its club members as well as other African Caribbean people across Niagara and the Greater Toronto Area.

“We have a strong relationship with similar clubs at different universities in Ontario,” Sayles said.

“We attend each others events so that we can continue to expand the awareness of our culture.”

This is the club’s second biggest event of the year, falling only behind an annual pageant in the fall that allows Brock students to represent their country through a fashion and talent show.

Culture Wave, a semi-formal event, takes place from 6 to 10 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $30. All are welcome.

For more information, visit ExperienceBU.